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012008- Theft at Pinedale Self Storage

Jay

Unknown thieves got away with a cache’ of items from an Orwigsburg man’s self storage unit over the past week.

Between Saturday, January 12^th and Thursday, January 17^th, Schuylkill Haven state police say that the unit rented by Michael Stramara at Pinedale Self Storage was broken into and numerous items taken.

Reported as stolen were several mountain bikes, valued at almost $29-hundred dollars.

Anyone with information should contact state police at 593-2000.

01/21/08 STATE REP. TIM SEIP ANNOUNCES BID FOR REELECTION

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DEMOCRATIC STATE REP.TIM SEIPANNOUNCED HIS BID FOR REELECTION TO A STANDING ROOM ONLY CROWD SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE SWEET ARROW LAKE COUNTY PARK CLUBHOUSE.SEIP DEFEATED FORMER SCH.COUNTY CONTROLLER GARY HORNBERGER FOR THE SEAT IN THE NOVEMBER 2006 ELECTION.SEIP A RESIDENT OF WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP WHO SERVES SCH. AND BERKS COUNTIES WAS NAMED BY DEM.LEADERS TO THE HOUSE FINANCE,EVIROMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY,HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND LABOR RELATIONS COMMITTEE.HE ALSO HAS TWO PIECES OF LEGISLATION FOR NO MORE SPOT ASSESSMENTS. A HEARING ON BOTH BILLS IS SCHEDULED FOR FEB.15 AT PENN STATE SCH. CAMPUS.

01/21/08 SHENADOAH MAN ARRESTED FOR DUI

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A SHENADOAH MAN WAS ARRESTED FOR SUSPICION OF DUI AFTER AN INCIDENT SUNDAY MORNING ON ALTAMONT BOULEVARD.ACCORDING TO STATE POLICE AT FRACKVILLE ,25 YEAR OLD JOHN TYM PULLED HIS VEHICLE INTO THE PARKING LOT OF KENS TIRE AND A TROOPER PULLED IN BEHIND TYMS VEHICLE AND OBSERVED THE MAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL.POLICE SAID FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS WERE PERFORMED BY TYM AND HE WAS ARRESTED FOR SUSPICION OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE.

01/21/08 STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A CASE OF CRIMINAL MISCHIEF IN NOREGIAN TOWNSHIP

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STATE POLICE AT SCH.HAVEN ARE INVESTIGATING AN INCIDENT OF CRIMINAL MISCHIEF THAT OCCURRED SOMETIME SATURDAY ORSUNDAY IN NORWEGIAN TOWNSHIP.ACCORDING TO POLICE 62 YEAR OLD LEO GRACE OF 507 PINE STREET REPORTED THAT SOMEONE SLICED TWO TIRES AND KEYED THE DRIVER SIDE OF HIS 2003 FORD RANGER.ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALL POLICE AT 593-2000.

01/21/08

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THE NORTH CENTRAL PA REGIONAL SOBRITY CHECKPOINT AND EXPANDED DUI/UNDERAGE DRINKING ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM HELD A ROVING DUI PATROL ON SATURDAY.A TOTAL OF 54 VEHICLES WERE CONTACTED.54 VEHICLES WERE DETAINED AND FOUR DRIVERS WERE TESTED FOR DUI.THERE WAS ONE JUVENILE DUI ARREST AND THREE UNDERAGE DRINKING ARREST.THERE WERE TWENTY FIVE OTHER TRAFFIC ARREST,FOUR SEAT BELT CITATIONS,TWO CRIMINAL ARREST AND THIRTY TWO WARNINGS ISSUED.FIVE POLICE DEPARTMENTS PARTICIPATED.THIS CHECKPOINT IS PART OF THE NORTH CENTRALPA REGIONAL SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT AND EXPANDED DUI/UNDERAGE DRINKING ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM FUNDED THROUGH THE PA. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORATION AND THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION.

01/21/08

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THE NORTH CENTRAL HIGHWAY SAFETY NETWORK HAS ANNOUNCED SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS AND ROVING DUI PATROLS WILL BE CONDUCTED NOW THROUGH JANUARY 27^TH ON ROUTES 61,183,901,209,309,443,895,125,25,924 AND 54.THE NORTH CENTRAL HIGHWAY SAFETY NETWORK REMINDS TRAVELERS IF THEY SUSPECT A DRUNK DRIVER TO DIAL 911 AND TO REPORT UNDERAGE DRINKING CALL 1-888 UNDER21.THE SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS ARE PART OF THE NORTH CENTRAL PA REGIONAL SOBRETY CHECKPOINT AND EXPANDED DUI/UNDERAGE DRINKING ENFORCEMENT PROGARM FUNDED THROUGH THE DEPT.OF TRANSPORTAION AND THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION.

01/21/08 CRASH IN BLYTHE TOWNSHIP SENDS TO TWO HOSPITAL.

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STATE POLICE AT FRACKVILLE REPORT THAT A CRASH OCCURRED SATURDAY MORNING ON ROUTE 61 IN BLYTHE TOWNSHIP. ACCORDING TO POLICE 49 YEAR OLD JOSEPH ANDERSHONIS OF ASHLAND WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON ROUTE 61.ANDERSHONIS WAS NEGOTIATING A LEFT CURVE IN THE ROADWAY WHEN HE BEGAN TO BRAKE.HE THEN LOST CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON.ANDERSHONIS VEHICLE THEN LEFT THE ROADWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT AND CONTINUED SOUTH WHERE IT STRUCK A LARGE TREE AND CAME TO REST.ANDERSHONIS AND A PASSENGER 48 YEAR OLD SHARON MCCAULEY OF FRACKVILLE SUSTAINED INJURIES.ONE WAS TRANSPORTED TO GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL AND THE OTHER WAS TRANSPORTED VIA LIFE FLIGHT TO LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL.